Articles of Interest

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These articles appeared in recently released journals and newsletters. They include
articles funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) or authored by
AHRQ researchers; articles mentioning or discussing AHRQ; articles related to AHRQ-funded
Evidence-based Practice Centers; articles mentioning the U.S. Preventive Services Task
Force/Put Prevention into Practice; articles mentioning the Presidents Advisory Commission
on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry and Agency-supported
activities relating to the Quality Interagency Task Force; and other research using AHRQ
data.

Rector TS, Spector WD, Shaffer TJ, et al. Pneumonia in nursing home residents:
factors associated with in-home care of EverCare enrollees. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005
Mar; 53(3):472-7. [Second and third authors are current and former researchers
in AHRQ's Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets; supported by Contract No.
290-00-0012, Accelerating the Cycle of Research Through a Network of Integrated
Delivery Systems.]

AHRQ-Related Articles

American Health Line
Medical errors: most hospitals do not support mandated reporting. Am Health Line
2005 Mar 16; #6. [Cites AHRQ funding of survey of hospital executives published in JAMA and cited in AHRQ-Funded/Authored Articles.]

American Journal of Managed Care
Foote SB, Neumann PJ. The impact of Medicare modernization on coverage policy:
recommendations for reform. Am J Manag Care 2005 Mar; 11(3):140-2. [Recommends
that Congress provide additional resources to AHRQ for research to inform local and national coverage decisions; cites
provision in the Medicare Modernization Act for funds for comparative-effectiveness
research and appropriation of $15 vs. $50 million for this work and advocates
increased funding for and expanded scope of this effort.]